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Allies wary of risk of Russian escalation even as arms decisions reflect Kyiv’s changing battlefield requirements
The party’s worldview is ever more chauvinist, which is not the same as being insular
Focusing on a strip of countries from Mali to Sudan, it is challenging the west and opening what some call a ‘second front’
A visual guide to the war
Moscow says western support for Ukraine has ‘destroyed legal framework for arms control and security’
The treaty has allowed Washington and Moscow to behave predictably on weapons but is now in jeopardy
The Kremlin has justified withholding statistics during wartime but country’s central bank governor is pushing back
The prominent Moscow-based journalist on the folly of war in Ukraine, staying on friendly terms with Kremlin insiders — and what he told Putin about his place in history
Kremlin says US ‘demonising’ paramilitary group, which is playing a key role in war against Kyiv
Kremlin increases censorship of Ukraine war coverage with declaration of media group as ‘undesirable organisation’
A security vacuum is emerging in the Caucasus and the post-Soviet neighbourhood
Moscow’s refusal to hold talks on New Start amid Ukraine war raises concerns for future arms control
The attack on Ukraine has revealed faultlines in many Russians’ attitudes towards the former USSR
Rival claimants to Nagorno-Karabakh suspect first minister Ruben Vardanyan of being too close to Moscow
Putin’s war has left his country isolated in Europe, while permanent occupation of Ukraine is unfeasible
Valery Gerasimov replaces Sergei Surovikin, who was appointed in October as head of Ukraine campaign
Fraught legacies of colonisation are returning to haunt a multinational state founded as an empire
Kyiv says Russia did not observe its self-declared ceasefire over the holiday
Kyiv rejects offer, which comes days after Russian troops suffered heavy casualties in the town of Makiivka
Kyiv withstands barrage as president’s upbeat New Year’s address contrasts with message from Russia’s Vladimir Putin
End-of-year video conference between the two leaders comes 11 months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Newly released files show the UK premier’s efforts to woo the Russian president despite deep misgivings of officials
The term was meant to assure Russians that life was largely going on as normal
Regional leaders fret that the Kremlin is no longer a guarantor of order and at worst could turn into a threat
Return of great power rivalry brings some opportunities for those in between
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